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Property from the Brooklyn Museum | March 20, 2024

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 10

New England William and Mary Figured Walnut High Chest of Drawers

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

probably Boston, circa 1710, highly figured veneers, engraved brasses, original ebonized legs and feet with shaped stretchers, white pine secondary wood, 61-1/2 x 40-3/4 x 22-1/4 in.

Provenance: Gift of Frederic B. Pratt, Brooklyn, New York, 1914; Property from the Brooklyn Museum

Condition

in very fine overall condition, original legs, feet and stretchers, replaced brasses (two lower drawers lacking brasses), scattered veneer cracks, checking, minor losses and repairs, scattered minor pest damage, stretchers with later supports at underside, one rear foot with extensive pest damage and associated losses, some repairs at top of leg attachments, other typical minor repairs and surface flaws 

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Gift of Frederic B. Pratt, Brooklyn, New York, 1914; Property from the Brooklyn Museum